Corruption: Reps order FG to stop contributing to LCBC

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House of Representatives has ordered the federal government to stop contributions to the Lake Chad Basin Commission, LBCB, pending the investigation of the Executive Secretary, Engr. Sanusi Abdullahi, over allegations of corruption and misappropriation of funds.
Its decision followed the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance on the need to address the flagrant abuse of parliament’s resolution and its constitutional powers by the executive secretary of LCBC, sponsored by Abubakar Chika Adamu (APC, Niger).
Adopting the motion yesterday at plenary, the House also directed the ministry of water resources to issue a letter mandating Abdullahi to hand over to the newly appointed executive secretary since his tenure has expired.
Leading debate on the motion, Adamu recalled that the House had in November, 2017 passed a resolution mandating its Committee on Lake Chad Basin Commission to conduct a thorough investigation into allegations of mismanagement, lawlessness and misappropriation in the commission.
He said the committee’s invitation to the executive secretary and other relevant officers was not honoured.
Adamu noted that Engr. Abdullahi has a penchant for flagrant disregard of parliament on the basis of a claim to immunity based on a memo purportedly issued from the ministry of foreign affairs on December 20, 2016.
The lawmaker argued that Lake Chad is of strategic interest to Nigeria, even as it stands as a major contributor to the funds of LCBC. He added that the funds contributed to it constitute tax generated from the common wealth of Nigerians, hence the need to ensure that they are appropriately utilized pursuance to Section 88(1)(b) of the constitution.
In adopting the motion, the House also resolved to interface with the council of ministers of the LCBC on the matter with a view to allowing the committee perform its constitutional duties.
Similarly, the House directed the chairman of the committee to act in his capacity as the current president of the regional parliamentary committee of LCB member-countries to engage with his counterpart from member-parliaments, so as to conduct a forensic audit of all financial transactions by the LCBC in the last four years.
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